” She leaned in and placed her order with the bartender, “Kettle One neat.” “Oh yeah? The vodka is gonna make everything alright?” I asked....“That and other things,” she said. I could feel my nipples hardening. She put her hand on my bare thigh and introduced herself. “I’m Deenie. Nice to meet you and you are…” “I’m Tahari. It’s nice to meet you too. Are you from here or are you visiting?” I asked. “No, just here on business.” Deenie grabbed her drink, took a sip, and lightly pulled on her. You might not get another chance if the damn Grubs come bursting through holes again.” Private Augustus Cole and his best friend Corporal Damon Baird, plopped down next to each other before Marcus even finished his sentence.“Shit, you don’t have to tell me twice,” Cole said as he leaned back against the wreckage of what used to be a park fountain.“Ahhh…Cole, You are always looking to take a seat. What ever happened to all that hard-charging Cole-Train stuff you used to talk about?” Baird said. She said "Let's make it dinner," and tonight was the night! I still remember the far away look in her eye and her far away smile while she put in earrings and briefed me on her plans with John. She was going out with an old flame. Thrilling for her, but I was at least as excited as she was. I dropped her off to meet him on his bike at a restaurant, but as a summer shower had started he was waiting in a car wash next door. She found him standing by his BMW in a dark stall. As soon as she walked. I also got her a bowl of fruit and a cup of coffee.Mary F. Three cheers for you, too. Why don't you try taking one bite and then let her try one bite on her own? When she spills something, just let her know all of humans learned to eat just like she did. We all spilt things. In fact, we sometimes still do.I continued to help Maria. When the last person was served, we closed the restaurant. I took a bowl of cheerios and milk and some melon and sat next to Mary. Half of her Cheerios and milk were.